lovovertrædelse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- felony noun A serious crime, typically punishable by at least a year in prison, as opposed to a lesser misdemeanor.
- misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offence, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.
- offense noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.
Senses
lovovertrædelse is used for these senses in English:
- felony (law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.
- misdemeanor (law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- offense The act of offending.